CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS

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AS level (poems of the decade) English Mapa Mental sobre CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS, creado por Zoe Rossall el 29/04/2017.
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CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS
  1. LANGUAGE
    1. violent verbs
      1. 'lashing', 'tangle', 'flare'
        1. aggressive nature of chainsaw/ mankind
        2. personification
          1. 'knocked back a quarter-pint of engine oil'
            1. fits with stereotypes of gender
            2. 'wearing a new crown'
              1. highlights victory of grass
            3. delicate adjectives
              1. 'ludicrous feathers and plumes'
                1. mocking of females
                2. asyndetic list
                  1. 'cloth, or jewellery or hair'
                    1. level of destruction
                  2. KEY IDEAS
                    1. power of man
                      1. eventual dominance of female
                        1. nature vs mankind
                        2. KEY THEMES
                          1. victory/ defeat
                            1. gender: masculinity vs femininity
                            2. STRUCTURE
                              1. enjambment
                                1. 'engine oil/ and juices ran'
                                  1. mirrors meaning of lines
                                  2. 'cushions and tufts/ and it's twelve foot spears'
                                    1. display of size
                                  3. Collocation of imagery
                                    1. 'it's sweet tooth'
                                      1. 'for the flesh of face'
                                      2. shows unpredictability of chainsaw
                                      3. repetition
                                        1. 'and felt the'
                                          1. highlights power of chainsaw
                                      4. SOUNDS
                                        1. alliteration
                                          1. 'blur of the blade'
                                            1. plosive --> power
                                            2. 'sunning itself, stealing the show'
                                              1. sibilance
                                                1. sneaky
                                            3. onomatopoeia
                                              1. 'choked'
                                                1. mirrors pain
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